Al-Ahram Weekly Online   23 - 29 February 2011
Issue No. 1086
Region
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Gaza on the brink
Gaza is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis as a result of electricity blackouts and cuts to fuel supplies, writes Saleh Al-Naami
Hunger strike galvanises Palestine
The hunger strike of Palestinian activist Khadr Adnan has turned the spotlight on the double standards of the Israeli justice system, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah
Syria's opposition put to the test
Uncertainties within the Syrian opposition are frustrating efforts to unite to bring down the Al-Assad regime, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
Rejecting the referendum
The announcement that Syria is to hold a referendum on a new constitution has been met with derision by the country's opposition
Diplomacies of war
Despite a United Nations vote in favour of the Arab League's peace plan for Syria, the world powers still cannot agree a way forward, writes Graham Usher
Escalation or cooperation
Nile Basin states must choose between cooperation or conflict, says Salah Khalil
Sudanese students 'fed up'
The Arab Spring is finally arriving in Sudan, discovers Asmaa El-Husseini
Transitional justice in Iraq
The trial of Iraq's vice president on terrorism charges has raised fears of the further politicisation of the Iraqi justice system, writes Salah Nasrawi
Think before you act
In London Stuart Littlewood asks 10 questions William Hague won't answer

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